On Saturday, August 27th, 2016 following a very long night of service at the East Brandywine house fire, Engine 44-5 traveled to the Kennett Fire Company for the housing ceremony of their new Tower Ladder.

The day prior, Firefighter Ranck spent a great deal of time cleaning and preparing our Pumper/Tanker for judging at the Kennett event. Unfortunately, the house fire wiped away all the shine and clean detailing.

Despite arriving home at 5AM following the fire, and firefighters responding to a vehicle accident on Valley Road later in the morning, Engine 44-5 still made the trip to Kennett to support their event.

Firefighter Ranck's efforts and determination paid off as Engine 44-5 was awarded "1st Place Best Appearing Tanker" in the 2005-2015 category.

Congratulations and best of luck to our friends at the Kennett Fire Company on your new delivery.